But this child fantasy didn’t seem to be limited to childhood only. It was carried onto my teenage also…. during those days one of my best friend got an Activa. and we were like used to roam around full day. Whenever we got time whether it was day or night we used to roam around. The maximum stretch of kms in our area till we went was airport but that was also more than enough for us …
He taught me to ride Active and thus my childhood fantasy came to be turning into reality of riding a bike, although it was a scooty. Saurabh Singhania. thanks a lot buddy. Tu nhi hota toh mera bachpan ka sapna sapna reh jata:P.
Well then I was in class 9 when he started taking out his uncles Suzuki Heat – a 115 or 125 ccbike… although not so powerful but for me a starter, a person who doesn’t know anything about gear shifting and clutch that was a perfect piece of cake for me. Ultimately as time passed he taught me bikes also. Initially I used to think that Activa scooty is best as there is no gear shifting nothing just twist the acceleration bar and there your vehicle starts moving ahead but when I learnt bike it was like good bye gearless scooties and hello bikes…
I was in class 10 now. I scored 68.6% in science stream and when I asked for a bike as of dads condition of scoring more than 70% he refused saying 70 is 70. You didn’t score 70 so no bike… You can get a new PC or lappy but no bike. I was damn depressed and sad. Nothing worked out no hunger strike, no rona dhona nothing.
He said “to get something you have to earn it“. And true also. Then it was decided that in ISC I have to score 70 plus. And this time I was like yes I have too. But as we know in this era of Whatsapp Facebook, one cannot be so much into studies; exceptions are always there although. But I am not in those exceptions luckily.
Well, it was class 12 now also I used to ride that friend’s of mine his Suzuki and at times Activa. We rode more than 50000 kms on that Activa in those 4-5 years.
Well now its class 12. Time to pull up socks, I gave my best to csore 70 plus. But this time also luck didn favour me and I landed down at 68.45% all thanks to my sir on whom I trusted and didn’t attempt few chapters as they already came in last year exam. Well now as I knew I scored 68. I saw history repeating in front of me.
But this time I could not take any risk. I could see my bike going away from me. I told my dad and initially he told me so this time also no bike but later he himself said . Will go in a week or two for a bike. I was like. Yepeeeeeee hurrayyyyyyyyyyy.
Bikes Shortlisted:
I started surfing online. Reading blogs, checking out showrooms of TVS, Bajaj and Yamaha all over. My heart was won by three bikes
TVS Apache RTR180
Yamaha FZ-S
Yamaha R15 v2
Tvs apache I loved it simply for its racing dna and the white edition of it. Yamaha fz-s – a decent bike, decent mileage with good looks and great road grip. But my mind was fully occupied with R15 v2.
But I knew it was out of my budget and dad also wouldn’t allow me to have that bike specially with that kinda seating and all. Lols. Its obvious they wont like it.
Well, even one of my friend or colleague on Facebook, Ranet Mallick, helped me a lot in deciding my bike. I literally talked to him hours a day before when I purchased my bike. I kept switching from bikes to bikes and he telling me details of it very patiently. I must say he has loads of patience… lols he even thought that I am just fooling around and I am not going to buy but I am just doing time pass.
Well it was 24th may and dad said chalo lets go for a bike and I was like hurrayyyyy aaj subha kiska chehra dekhke I got up.
We went to keshtopur Yamaha factory outlet and got one fz-s. it costed me 85k on road.
When I entered the showroom and saw the bike I was like the bike is telling me to take the keys start it, push the self start button and hit the road. And honestly with the lord of the street. It was an awesome feeling
Well as all formal